7/02/2008 @ 12:30PM

In Pictures: World's Most Patriotic Countries

No. 1 (Tie): Venezuela

Federal Republic

GDP Per Capita: $12,200

Venezuela, after emerging from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830, was led by benevolent military strongmen for most of the first half of the 20th century. A democratic government was created in 1959. Acting president Hugo Chavez seeks to execute his brand of socialism in order to alleviate social ills while attacking globalization.